tyrannical
adjective
ty·ran·ni·cal
tə-ˈra-ni-kəl 
tī-
variants
or less commonly tyrannic
tə-ˈra-nik
tī-
Synonyms
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Everyone was afraid of their overbearing and tyrannical boss.
a tyrannical ruler whose terrible reign was marked by unceasing violence
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Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical twin emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
This has created a chain reaction throughout the Middle East of all those who want to be free from this oppressive and tyrannical regime.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
In just a few days last week, the loose coalition of resistance fighters ended a cruel tyrannical dynastic rein in Syria as Russia and Iran were too distracted to bring air cover to their ally, the despotic President al-Assad.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Set 300 years after War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom sees a young ape named Noa, played by Owen Teague, embarking on a treacherous quest that leads him to Kevin Durand’s tyrannical Proximus Caesar.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
This has created a chain reaction throughout the Middle East of all those who want to be free from this oppressive and tyrannical regime.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
In just a few days last week, the loose coalition of resistance fighters ended a cruel tyrannical dynastic rein in Syria as Russia and Iran were too distracted to bring air cover to their ally, the despotic President al-Assad.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Set 300 years after War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom sees a young ape named Noa, played by Owen Teague, embarking on a treacherous quest that leads him to Kevin Durand’s tyrannical Proximus Caesar.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Tyrannical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyrannical. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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tyrannical
adjective
ty·ran·ni·cal
tə-ˈran-i-kəl
tī-
variants
also tyrannic
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny
a tyrannical ruler
tyrannical rule
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